Re: Old reliable PE 2600 suddenly crashes/reboots with STOP error, event ID 1003
I didn't want to report back in case it crashed again, but now it looks safe to say. Last Wednesday we shut the server down and simply reseated the four memory DIMMS. It has not crashed since then, now...
View ArticlePR R620 Cannot Update Firmware with Life Cycle Controller
I have 3 PE R620 that I am trying to update the firmware on. Getting an error- "Unable to install the Update Packages. (SUP0531)" I tried updating the lifecycle controller to the latest build which...
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This is being worked on, we expect a solution to be in place tomorrow.
View ArticleRe: trouble initializing blades on m1000e
Charles,Does the CMC show any issues with the power supplies?Have you reviewed the CMC log to see why the blades are not powering up?Also, do you happen to configure the iDracs for DHCP? If so, is your...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge C1100 dead in the water...
I was not able to bring the system to a current rev unfortunately, despite trying most of the versions on the Dell support site. Â I was able to recover it back to the original bios version. This...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge C1100 dead in the water...
When I saved my bios to a recover file, I didnt realize that the flash drive was full so I didnt successfully backup my firmware before I tried, any chance I can get a copy of your firmware backup to...
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Might be able to do that later this week. (my datacenter is a few hundred miles away) I will post back and find a way to send it.
View ArticleRe: PR R620 Cannot Update Firmware with Life Cycle Controller
The Pack which gave me the same error on installation is:DELL OS Drivers Pack 7.2.1.4But on a second try it works
View ArticleDell PE1950 Perc battery stuck in Learning state
Recently replaced the PERC battery in our Poweredge 1950.  I manually started the learning state where it has been sitting for about a week.  The properties say:Name Battery0State  LearningLearn State...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 1900 II CPU upgrade
Just a follow-up to report that the two X5355 CPU's are working flawlessly in my PowerEdge 1900.Thanks for your assistance, theflash1932.
View ArticleRe: Dell T620 cannot be suspended by UPS
This problem can be solved by activating hibernation in Windows:support.microsoft.com/.../920730
View ArticleRe: Dell PowerEdge T620 performs power characterization at each boot
Of course I could just disable In-System Characterization, but that doesn't solve the initial problem that some configuration or setting seems to be changed after a shutdown by the UPS (btw, we use...
View ArticleRe: Dell PE1950 Perc battery stuck in Learning state
Clubtoe,Unfortunately if we update the server then it will have to be rebooted, so you may want to schedule downtime to update. I would suggest starting with updating the controller. Driver -...
View ArticleRe: trouble initializing blades on m1000e
Thank you for your quick response.I am running full 220 on the power, and the CMC does not show any issues with the power supplies on the enclosure.Although the error message does say to check the CMC...
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Charles, I am going to send you an email with my contact details. Would you reply to the email with a racdump from racadm, as well as a logdump from the CMC? That may have additional information in it...
View ArticleRe: M600 trouble w/ fabrics (A not present)
KoobenhoffThe M600s came from another project and all had a mezz card in "B" on the blade itself.If that is the case then the blades likely have fabric B ethernet cards, and the embedded ethernet may...
View ArticleRe: PR R620 Cannot Update Firmware with Life Cycle Controller
I successfully applied all of the updates to an R720xd. Thanks!
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